Forgot Income Tax eFiling Password? Here are 5 ways to Reset it

Income Tax Return Filing is an annual process and so the website is not used frequently by most people. So many tax payers tend to forget the password for https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in . Also there are cases where someone else like your CA or tax consultant used to file ITR for you and now he does not want to share this password. What can be done in these cases?

Worry NOT there is multiple ways to reset the password. We show you one by with screenshot

Remember the User ID for income tax e-filing is you PAN Card Number

Use Net-banking to Reset tax e-filing Password

I personally find it easiest way to reset the password and can be used if the mobile/email associated with the tax e-filing has changed. There are 35 banks which provide facility to login to income tax efiling website through their net banking interface. These are the same banks which you can also use to generate EVM to e-verify your tax return. Below is the list of banks:

Step 5:The above action directs you to income tax efiling website – which is logged in to your account. You can now either file your returns or change your password from Profile Settings >> Change Password

Reset Income Tax efiling Password – Profile Settings

Step 6: The screen below opens where you can give new password. Just follow the instructions on the right side for new password.

Reset Income Tax efiling Password – Change Password

SBI Bank Net-banking to Rest Income Tax e-fling password:

All the process is similar as in the case above. Just giving screenshot in case of SBI to find e-filing in Menu.

Reset Income Tax efiling Password through SBI Bank Netbanking

HDFC Bank Net-banking to Rest Income Tax e-fling password:

The process remains the same. Just find this under Request >> Income Tax E-Filing

Reset Income Tax efiling Password through HDFC Bank Netbanking

I think net banking is the best way to reset password for income tax efiling website.

However if you do not have net-banking or are not comfortable doing so – you can try the following ways:

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